MentorshipAcademy of ResearchMentors in AnesthesiologyThe <strong>FAER</strong> Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology facilitates the development of educational and researchprograms <strong>for</strong> junior faculty members, and supports faculty in mentoring roles. The academy is a resource <strong>for</strong> thedevelopment of mentors and role models in academic anesthesia. Academy members include academic anesthesiologists andothers who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the development of anesthesiologist investigators.In <strong>2011</strong>, the academy welcomed three new members: Harriet W. Hopf, MD, University of Utah; Margaret Sedensky, MD,University of Washington; Zhiyi Zou, MD, PhD, University of Virginia.The academy hosts a workshop at the ASA annual meeting each year. At ANESTHESIOLOGY <strong>2011</strong>, the workshop,“The Pathway to Federal Funding <strong>for</strong> New Investigators,” highlighted approaches <strong>for</strong> beginner investigators to acquirefederal funding <strong>for</strong> their training and research. A panel of physician scientists and NIH program personnel presented theirperspectives. The panel included: David S. Warner, MD;Alison E. Cole, PhD; Thomas P. Jacobs, PhD; ClaudiaScala Moy, PhD; Seetha Bhagavan, PhD. The moderatorswere Roderic G. Eckenhoff, MD, and William L. Young,MD.Since 2009, the academy has presented the <strong>FAER</strong>Mentoring Excellence in Research Award to a mentor whohas demonstrated success in developing mentees. Thisaward was created to ensure that the value of mentorshipis recognized and to encourage, develop and retainoutstanding mentors in the specialty. The <strong>2011</strong> recipientwas Michael J. Joyner, MD. Dr. Joyner is the Frank R. andShari Caywood Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinicin Rochester, Minnesota.<strong>FAER</strong> Board Chair James R. Zaidan, MD, MBA, presented the <strong>2011</strong>Mentoring Excellence in Research Award to Michael J. Joyner, MD, duringthe Celebration of Research at the ASA annual meeting.Find more in<strong>for</strong>mation on mentorship online at <strong>FAER</strong>.org:View the complete list of mentoracademy members.Read more about the MentoringExcellence in Research Award.Find resources on mentorship fromacademy members.8
MentorshipCelebration of Research at Anesthesiology <strong>2011</strong><strong>FAER</strong> sponsors special scientific activities at the ASA annual meeting each year, in partnership with Anesthesiology, thejournal of the ASA. As a part of the Celebration of Research, the <strong>FAER</strong> Honorary Research Lecture and the <strong>FAER</strong> Panelpromote the important role anesthesia education and research plays in helping the specialty thrive.Eleventh <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>FAER</strong> Honorary Research LectureThe <strong>FAER</strong> Honorary Research Lecture recognizes outstanding scholarship by ananesthesiologist and encourages other anesthesiologists to undertake careers in research andteaching. The <strong>2011</strong> Honorary Research Lecturer was Michael J. Joyner, MD, the Frank R.and Shari Caywood Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.Dr. Joyner’s lecture was titled “Putting the Gene-ie Back in the Bottle: Is the Relevanceof ‘Omics’ Limited in Biomedical Research?” During the lecture, Dr. Joyner discussed thecontinuing relevance of integrative physiology and epidemiology in addressing major healthissues. He also explored the role of serendipity in biomedical progress and considered therecent enthusiasm <strong>for</strong> “omics” in a broader historical perspective.A 1989 <strong>FAER</strong> grant recipient, Dr. Joyner has been continuously funded by the NationalInstitutes of Health since the early 1990s. His research interests focus on cardiovascularcontrol in conscious humans, and he is especially interested the interaction between localvasodilator signals, sympathetic vasoconstriction and the regulation of arterial pressure. Dr. Joyner is a recognized experton athletic per<strong>for</strong>mance and the physiology of world records. He serves in numerous leadership roles at Mayo Clinic, is amember of the <strong>FAER</strong> Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology and received the <strong>2011</strong> <strong>FAER</strong> Mentoring Excellencein Research Award.<strong>FAER</strong> PanelThe <strong>2011</strong> <strong>FAER</strong> Panel discussed “The Role of Research in Improving PatientOutcomes in a Cost-effectiveness Environment.” Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD,Professor and Chair of <strong>Anesthesia</strong> at Stan<strong>for</strong>d University, and <strong>FAER</strong> board member,moderated the panel.The panel included four speakers who are experts in cost-effectiveness or patientoutcomes research. They explored the importance of this research, the challenges ofthis research and the unique opportunities <strong>for</strong> such research in the era of health carere<strong>for</strong>m. Panelists included:Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD, Professor andChair of <strong>Anesthesia</strong> at Stan<strong>for</strong>d University, and<strong>FAER</strong> board memberHannah Wunsch, MDAssistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, New York“Outcomes Research in Clinical Care”Kevin K. Tremper, MD, PhDProfessor and Chair of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,Michigan“Role of <strong>Anesthesia</strong> Databases in Cost-effectiveness and OutcomesResearch”Alex Macario, MD, MBAProfessor of Anesthesiology, Stan<strong>for</strong>d University, Stan<strong>for</strong>d, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia“Cost-effectiveness Research and Operating Room Management”Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhDCenter <strong>for</strong> Outcomes Research, University of Pennsylvania Children’sHospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania“Measuring Quality of Care in Surgery and <strong>Anesthesia</strong>”<strong>FAER</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> | 9
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